A spin-frustrated cobalt(II) carbonate pyrochlore network

作者:Zheng Yanzhen; Ellern Arkady; Koegerler Paul
来源:Acta Crystallographica Section C-Crystal Structure Communications, 2011, 67: I56-I58.
DOI:10.1107/S0108270111043605

摘要

The crystal structure of the cobalt(II) carbonate-based compound cobalt(II) dicarbonate trisodium chloride, Co(CO3)(2)Na3Cl, grown from a water-ethanol mixture, exhibits a three-dimensional network of corner-sharing {Co-4(mu(3)-CO3)(4)} tetrahedral building blocks, in which the Co-II centres define a pyrochlore lattice and reside in a slightly distorted octahedral Co(O-CO2)(6) environment. The space outside the hexagonal framework defined by these interlinked groups is occupied by Na+ and Cl- ions. Antiferromagnetic coupling between adjacent Co II centres, mediated by carbonate bridges, results in geometric spin frustration which is typical for pyrochlore networks. The Co and Cl atoms reside on the special position (3) over bar, one Na atom on position 2 and a carbonate C atom on position 3.

  • 出版日期2011-11